Thermometer Review of Meater, Meatstick, Air Probe & Yummy
Can you ditch the wires and have one (or several) of these wireless thermometer probes hanging on your fridge for quick grab-and-go accurate readings in the kitchen or out at the grill? And if so, which one of these devices would earn the title for ‘Best Wireless Meat Thermometer Probe’?
We felt it was finally time to gather all the wireless meat thermometer probes we could find. We define a wireless probe as a meat probe that communicates via Bluetooth to send ambient and internal readings directly to your phone without the need for a digital base station. No wiring needed - simply a probe, charging station, and your phone.
Here’s the devices we tested and reviewed that fit the bill:
- AirProbe 2
- Meater + review
- MeatStick X
- Yummly
For more information, read the full article on our website: smokingmeatgeeks.com/wireless....
Video Timeline:
0:00 - Introduction
0:51 - The Probes
1:22 - Setting Up the Applications
2:45 - Using the Wireless Probes
4:02 - Accuracy
4:40 - Winners & Losers
Each of these devices probes, with the exception of Yummly’s, can be used in combination with multiple probes which report to a single device. Yummly mentioned in Aug 2020 that they were in the process of a software update that would allow for multiple simultaneous probes but have yet to release any such capabilities. The Meater boasts an estimator feature which we look at when reviewing the Meater + in this video.
It’s time to see if these probes can deliver on their promise to provide accurate readings at high temperatures for an extended duration.
It sounds too good to be true: a device stuck to the side of the fridge you could grab as easy as reaching for a kitchen knife. Shove it in cut of meat, and then toss it in a grill, smoker, or oven, and get all the data sent directly to your phone. All of this without dealing with a drawer full of probes, wires, and base station(s). My wife hates that I have a drawer in her kitchen dedicated to wires and electronic gadgets. These probes aim to change that.
To find out if they can deliver, we run them through a series of tests over a long day. Here’s the tests we conducted:
- Accuracy: For this we conducted three tests using a reference thermometer as the control against which to judge each of the probes. The most controlled test was conducted by creating a warm bath set to 140° using the Anova sous vide cooker. The next test was to see how the probes performed when being used to monitor a roast in the oven set to 450°F for the first leg of the cook then turned down to 325°F for the remaining duration. The final test was to place each of the probes in a pot of boiling water.
- Application: This was a collection of all the experiences we had with the application from installation, setup, in-cook, and post cooking throughout our testing. We focused on how intuitive each application was, the available features, and what it was like to navigate them.
- Range: To test their wireless Bluetooth communication ranges we paired each of the stations to our phones and left the probes on the counter and walked outside counting paces to estimate if their advertised ranges provided an accurate look at what one could expect when using the probe in a real-world scenario with obstructions between the probe (or in this case, between the repeaters that are installed in the charging station) and the paired mobile device.
Watch and see if these thermometer probes can be trusted for smoking your favorite meat, grilling or using them in an oven.
Sidenote: The AirProbe 2 advertises it can be used in an InstaPot or air fryers but we did not test it in these environments as there were several stipulations as to how it should be used which were not exactly clear to us when we conducted this test series.
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Hands Down the best wireless grill/cue/smoke thermometer review I have watched. Thanks.
Great unbiased reviews…. Just what I was wanting and needing…. Thanks guys… liked and subscribed for sure….
Just received the Meater Block and have used to for 4 cooks so far. It nailed them all! A ribeye steak, Rotisserie Chicken, Try-tip, all three on my charcoal grill. Lastly a whole chicken in my stick burner off-set smoker! Again, nailed it and it was great to be able to see when I needed to add wood from inside the house! So far, nothing but praise!
@tgchism
Жыл бұрын
@@easyrideguy That's a bummer that you had all that happen! I've been happy so far with mine. I can see what you're saying though with a low and slow cook! I will certainly be on the lookout for that!
Excellent review, details were on point.
Thank you! Was looking at the Yummly but your video convinced me to look into the Meater
Thanks for the review!
One question I never see answered in the reviews but is very relevant to me; Is it also possible with the Meatstick X to use a phone to setup a wifi bridge and monitor your cook from the cloud? This is possible for meater but I cant find anything on ot for the Meatstick except for their pricey Wifi-bridge product.
What I've heard about meter+ (Plus only as I know, going to test it soon). If you have another phone or tablet, you can connect it to the meter thermometer and also connect it to wifi. It will start sharing data to the cloud. You can use your primary phone and track the temperature remotely from any place where you have access to the Internet.
I've had the MEATER for 2 years.... it has never failed me....1.5 inch thick steaks..to medium [ 143F -ish ]. excellent product.
@orlandorodriguez7235
3 жыл бұрын
You use a thermometer to over cook meat to 143? Lmao. That’s easy.. only use a thermometer when you want a perfect steak 125-130F
@davemartinez4143
2 жыл бұрын
You must have got a good one I'm sending this piece of crap back
@fredpattywright6325
2 жыл бұрын
@@davemartinez4143 Maybe the problem isn't the Meater....
@davemartinez4143
2 жыл бұрын
@@fredpattywright6325 you may be right but I went as far as willing to go. I followed all the troubleshooting recommendations from their website. I have since bought a wireless from thermopro been busy lately haven't had a chance to try that out
@daniel_ukiah
Жыл бұрын
@orlandorodriguez7235 what a douche! Everyone has different taste and preference.
What!?!?! No way Jacob bro!!!! I was looking at Meatstick reviews and came across this video. Good job 👍 😊Ray
Do you guys plan on reviewing the Combustion Inc thermometer that has 8 temperature reading zones throughout the shaft?
Was debating about wich one to get for my dad as I want the best for him and it looks like I’m going to get him the 349.99$ neater one tysm!
what's the battery life of those probes. i mean hope they last for years, or can be replaced.... what is the maximum temperature they can handle..
@garryblakeley
2 жыл бұрын
According to Meater the maximum temperature is around 527 degrees
I want to know if there are any wireless ones that you dony need an app on your phone for? Is there just a base system that it can connect to?
@kavangodfrey6797
2 жыл бұрын
MEATER Block (4 probe model) has standalone mode as well as Wi-Fi mode. So can be used with the app or on its own 😁
what oven is that on the counter next to the blender? is it an air fryer toaster oven?
@SmokingMeatGeeksMeatGeeks
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it was a gift from a buddy: www.amazon.com/MOOSOO-Convection-Dehydrator-Stainless-Accessories/dp/B08N1FYPDS
Hi Guys, thanks for the review. It was great but was missing one thing for me. Id like to see the video footage of you putting rhe probes in meat and then closing a smoker lid and walking away slowly. Seeing what at what distance they all cut out. I want a wireless thermometer for my smoker and don't want it cutting out after walking 2ft from the smoker. Cheers Chris
@davemartinez4143
2 жыл бұрын
You must have a meater I used it in my smoker. It doesn't cut out at two feet, but doesn't go much further than that. I can't walk into my house which was the whole purpose of buying it in the first place. Also a lot of problems with connecting
@chrismckean3937
2 жыл бұрын
@@davemartinez4143 Thanks Dave
@davemartinez4143
2 жыл бұрын
@@chrismckean3937 you're welcome I'm returning mine Monday
@batyrenko
2 жыл бұрын
What I've heard about meter+ (Plus only as I know, going to test it soon). If you have another phone or tablet, you can connect it to the meter PLUS thermometer and also connect it to wifi. It will start sharing data to the cloud. You can use your primary phone and track the temperature remotely from any place where you have access to the Internet.
Sorry.. when you start comparing accuracy, and some brand is 5 degrees off, could you please describe what should be the accurate temperature, and how you establish this baseline?!
Damn good work Gentlemen.
@SmokingMeatGeeksMeatGeeks
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir!
Hey guys, Great episode with giving some good advice on wireless thermometers. While the information was solid, as a professional videographer, I found many flaws in your production and sometimes, the video was difficult to watch. So, to help you, I wanted to provide a few tips on how you can make your content more engaging for your viewers. 1. Cue in and out times: At 0:44 and again at 0:51 the intro/logo cuts in and out mid sentence, meaning it looks like Jacob was in the middle of a conversation when the scene cut to the logo. This type of cut is messy and makes you look like unprofessional amateurs, and I am sure you do not want to be viewed as that. Finish your sentence, pause for a half second before you cut or change frames. Do multiple takes if you have to but try not to cut from one frame to another while you are speaking. 2. Focus: Are you setting the camera up in manual focus? If so, do you have someone to help pull focus while you are in front of it? Here, at 1:59 this whole scene is out of focus and it was kinda hard to watch. If you have a decent camera that was made after 2019, it should have a 'Peaking' feature on it which will help with ensuring that your focus is on point. I am happy to help you with this if you need more info. If you are working solo when filming this scene, perhaps you could consider switching to autofocus instead? 3. Colour Correction: It is great that you are mixing up your videos with multiple camera angles, nice work! However, between 2:53 - 2:57 can you see how you have two completely different colour patterns across the two cameras? It looks like the first scene (side camera) is shooting in RAW and that the second scene (front on camera) has been given a bad LUT/filter or has had some poor colour grading added to it. Are they two different camera brands that you are using here? Usually, every camera model will have its own default colour balance settings and many of them are very different to each other. If you do not match these when using multiple cameras, you end up with two completely different colour patterns as shown between these mentioned time slots. I would suggest that you try to correct the default RAW colour patterns in each camera first and try to match both camera colour corrections to as close as possible. You can do this in post but this will mean a lot more editing time for you. 4. Distracting items: At 3:03, there is a noticeable round black thing (it looks like a microphone) on the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. I noticed this and for about 10 seconds, was trying to figure out what it was and because of this, I completely stopped listening to what Jacob was saying. It is good that the frame is nice and straight but distracting items will draw your viewers focus there and could disconnect from the information that you are giving them. Another example of this is at 3:14 where you can see the edge of the table and there is a small gap there. Had you moved the camera an inch to the left and cut out the gap, this would have been better and less distracting. 5. Fading: Fading from one scene to another is fine, just be mindful of when to do it. At 3:32, Nathan goes in for a big 'ol wipe of the nose or a brush of his top lip, not the most attractive image people want to see when you are dealing with food. Directly after that, you introduce a fade overlay. Perhaps you could have introduced this fade before he started lifting his hand to rub his face? Food for thought. 6. Take two: Surely you did multiple takes during the making of this video right? Well, just as the distracting items is a no-no, so are notes and pieces of paper with the questions that you are going to ask. Hide that *&^$%^ like your best meat rub in the pantry! While the notes page is clearly visible on the table, at 3:03, you can see Nathan glancing at it for a brief second right before the fade out. Could you have faded out earlier to prevent showing him even looking at it? Sure, I guess you could, but that note page should not even be on the table in the first place, in plain view for everyone to see. Again, this goes back to the whole amateur thing, you're not 12. Rehearse your lines, take time to practice and improve your presence on camera. 7. Reflections: At 4:12, you can see the downlight from the ceiling shining onto your phone. As you move your phone around, the light jiggles all across the phone screen and is very distracting. Reflections are the worst and the easiest way around this is to position yourself holding the phone and have a second person look thought the camera for any reflections before you start recording. If you are filming on your own and have no help, then film near a large window (with lots of natural, daytime light) and turn the ceiling lights off. 8. Introductions: It was only at the very end of the video, as it was fading to black, that you told your audience your names, Nathan and Jacob. While Jacob did give his name in the beginning, it was so short and so fast, I did not even hear it the first time around. You have gone through the trouble of putting effort into having a swish animated logo, and cool highlighted transitions between topics, you even went so far as to add in animations for water temperatures and little, funny, angry faces (4:34), yet you do not introduce yourselves at the beginning of the video (when you are both on-screen) or ever put your names (animated or text) up on the screen. Audiences want to feel connected to you and usually, in most countries, a handshake and a name is a good place to start. You have some great content here and you helped me to decide on getting the right wireless device (I ended up with the Meater +), so thank you. I hope that in return, I was able to repay the favour by helping you tweak your video skills so that your next video can be even better and more engaging for your viewers! Keep up the great work! :)
@SmokingMeatGeeksMeatGeeks
2 жыл бұрын
Rein, thank you for the time you took to review the scenes and provide much needed feedback. Some of the problem areas you annotated we are are aware of, but hey, being on camera is much hard, some can pull it off better than others. Being able to deliver content straight though in one take (that is meaningful) is challenging for me (Jacob). As a result, many of the hard cuts are basically us trying to make the best of a bad situation in post. However, there are several things you mention that are within our control to improve on such as lighting, focus, and the set; as per your request we will look to improve on these to provide better content for you and the reset of our audience.
@reinblunt
2 жыл бұрын
@@SmokingMeatGeeksMeatGeeks Thanks Jacob. I look forward to watching more of your awesome content! Happy shooting!
@dickieknutz2933
2 жыл бұрын
🤯
I think I heard what you guys were saying. The "music" was so loud and your mic was so far away that it was hard to make out.
Great video, they all have batteries. Do you think they are safe. The manufacturers say they are but they are making money. With the higher Temps. Do you think they are really safe. That is the only reason I do not own one yet.
@6toolbaseball
2 жыл бұрын
Great question!
Can you use the Meater in a air fryer?
@kavangodfrey6797
2 жыл бұрын
Yes you can 😁
Great review, watch your, uh's and umms
@Player_Zhirow
2 жыл бұрын
Usually I find that comes from no post editing, pretty good for single take shots though. B-Roll? #YOLO :-D
@Player_Zhirow
2 жыл бұрын
They should turn off the auto focus though, some segments are out of focus.
Have both probes, the Meater + and MeatStickX. MeatStickX has the longer range and is more accurate. When reviewing, reviewer should conduct the test, not just read the manual. MeatStickX by far is the better probe.
How-do-you-do a review but you never said which one is the winner
How well does Meater work for low n slow? Wifi?
@kavangodfrey6797
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Tim, MEATER is great for low 'n' slow cooks, the probes battery life is 24+ hours on a full charge. If your looking for an all in one Wi-Fi unit, MEATER Block has the Wi-Fi and Cloud functionality built in with 4 probes. The MEATER and MEATER+ are both Bluetooth units, but you can use a spare iOS or Android device as a Wi-Fi bridge 😊
@timandrews4722
3 жыл бұрын
@@kavangodfrey6797 thanks. I was also looking at ThermoWorks Smoke X4 or Signals.
@kavangodfrey6797
3 жыл бұрын
I work for MEATER, so my opinion would be biased 😁😉 It's well worth reaching out to our support team @ support@apptionlabs.com, there may be some offers running 😊
@timandrews4722
3 жыл бұрын
@@kavangodfrey6797 how about hot grilling? 600°? Would Meater melt? Have issues? I'm swaying towards wifi because I don't need to check while we're out. The ThermoWorks Smoke is RF and has about 1.5mile range.
@kavangodfrey6797
3 жыл бұрын
The probe has a temperature limit of 527f, it wouldnt melt exceeding this temperature as it's made of ceramic and stainless steel. the temperature limit is for the internal electronics of the probe. With the range, if your looking at Wi-Fi units, the MEATER Block with Cloud can give you access anywhere you have internet connection 😊
Meat Stick is the absolutely, no exageration, worst product I ever attempted to use. Attempted because it never worked and the only thing worst is the "customer service" which worked even less. Purchased at Christmas '21 and attempted to use it in January and never connected to bluetooth or wifi. After repeatedly reaching out to "customer service" by email and being referred to youtube I explained still didn't work and they dropped me like a hot potato. I explained that I even purchased the extended warranty and still no reply. I purchased the Meater and have minor problems but after the meatstick they are welcomed problems.
@kavangodfrey6797
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Leslie, I work for MEATER, our customer service team are a great bunch of people who'd love to help with any issues you have. Feel free to drop me an email if you wanted some assistance 😊 kavan@meater.com
@Themeatstick
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Leslie, This is Mel from The MeatStick and I'm sorry to hear that your experience wasn't positive with our product. After checking on your support ticket I wonder if you have ever received the email from us on March 31? That was the email which our support team asked for some images of your product, so our support team can help to look into it and proceed accordingly. Please kindly check your inbox to see if any previous emails missing. Our support team also resent an email to you to follow up. Your ticket number is 20210209026 for your reference. Thank you for your help! - Mel
@Joesmith-fu4ps
2 жыл бұрын
@@Themeatstick Screw the email crap. Phone numbers and live, real time people to talk to.
@jasonbellows7
Жыл бұрын
Had the same issue returned it to amazon
Focus!
The "Meatstick" I have sucks, it sucks so bad, they sent me a new one, and it sucks more.
@SmokingMeatGeeksMeatGeeks
3 жыл бұрын
Boy, that's the pits; the only thing worst than a bad product is having two of them.
@paigecfrancis
3 жыл бұрын
I’ve had 3 bad tries with the MeatStick. First time worked good for a couple months. Straight downhill from there. Trying to find something new from here and was thinking about the meater
@freedommatters9596
3 жыл бұрын
Lol
Tried watching this but the background “music” got on my nerves so bad I couldn’t. Why do so many KZreadrs do this? We come to your videos for information, not so called music.
@acidbran
Жыл бұрын
Seriously. I stopped in 20 seconds.
@bensinferno4863
Жыл бұрын
Just ignore it
@bonehead77777
Жыл бұрын
Imagine being so entitled that you complain in the comments of a helpful video that someone made for you to watch for free
I wish I could get off their stupid Email list! I get Emails from these mutts every freaking day, this company is really irritating!
So you reviewed 4 thermometers with no use in meat. Although I get the test for sousvede and water test, this defeats the purpose of the need for the thermometer. The rest of the information was ok, little hard to follow based on presentation and some grainy video. Hopefully you can do some better reviews with some better preparation and presentation for the meaning of the subject matter.
Your mustache is uneven
I bought a meater. It worked exactly once. Don’t buy a meater.
Horrible review. He knew less about the products than I do. I spent a little time on each web site and knew more than he did. Not sure why some think it was great. The Tappeque has more features and range than he knew. he pushed the first two.